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CBC’s new strategy showing results, says CEO; more digital content launching Monday

WINNIPEG – It’s only been 15 months, but CBC/Radio-Canada said its new strategy ‘A Space For Us All’ is beginning to pay off.At its annual public meeting Tuesday in Winnipeg, president and CEO Hubert Lacroix told employees that the public broadcaster was able to reinvest $23 million from savings into Canadian programs this year, the first time that it has been able to reinvest in its schedules since 2009.“We’ve continued to improve our financial stability despite the industry-wide weakening of television advertising”, Lacroix said in his remarks.  “We’ve done this by reducing our expenses by $105 million dollars, which more...